This is strange since I haven't used DSDT in 10.6.2 Hazard. Note: it uses Chameleon RC3 PCEFI_10.5.I have triple system on Acer5220 on one disk: (p1_Win7,p2_Leo 10.5.8, p3_Hazard10.6.2+ non working 10.6.3 update)Will it solve my problem if I rename /SnowLeo/Extra to /SnowLeo/old_Extra so Chameleon won't find it an goes to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist? What should be the content of this file if I want to use 32bit mode?

It's not strange. The message says it can't find a DSDT.aml, so if you don't have any DSDT.aml that's the expected behavior.

Patched DMI table - this means your information in /extra/smbios.plist was added to the DMI table, and the devprop message means that you don't have any device properties string(s) in com.apple.Boot.plist.

To boot in 32-bit mode add arch=i386 if you're using Chameleon, or -x32 if you're using Netkas' PCI_EFI (it's not clear from your post which one you're using) to your kernel flags in com.apple.Boot.plist.

I have created DSDT.aml in Leo and copied to /Extra but did not help.Tried also options -v -f -x32/ -v -f arch=i386/-v -f arch=i386 cpus=1/ -v -f arch=i386 cpus=1 rd=disk0s3 but no help.

what is strange that when I copy back 10.6.2 mach_kernel (that I backuped), it starts up. So for old kernel no DSDT.aml is needed.

Why does the system tries to read DSDT.aml?

Hmm, you are writing that /extra/smbios.plist info was added to DMI table. I am going to read what is inside.Note: once it was renamed so at that time system couldn't read it - but the error remained.Is there a way to "reset" the system or to change DMI table?

what is the order of reading com.apple.Boot.plist from directories? if there is no /Extra dir it should read/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server.plist?What about *.mkext files or Extension dir - in different subdirectories ? do they have impact on loading/booting?

Regards,

boon42

Note: I have also error Intel VGA Controller [8086:2a02] :: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0) currently NOT SUPPORTED

I know I had problem to use video drivers for X3100 for 10.6.2. For this I have used Hactrix2006 kexts :

Hmm, you are writing that /extra/smbios.plist info was added to DMI table. I am going to read what is inside.Note: once it was renamed so at that time system couldn't read it - but the error remained.Is there a way to "reset" the system or to change DMI table?

That's because Chameleon patches the DMI table even without /extra/smbios.plist. And that's the reason why your hackintosh ends up as an iMac8,1 if you don't use an smbios.plist specifying another model identifier.There's a boot flag that tells Chameleon to leave the DMI tables alone, I can't remember what it is but you can find it in boothelp.txt that comes with the official Chameleon 2.0 RC4 download.

what is the order of reading com.apple.Boot.plist from directories? if there is no /Extra dir it should read/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server.plist?What about *.mkext files or Extension dir - in different subdirectories ? do they have impact on loading/booting?

Chameleon doesn't look at the contents of com.apple.smb.server.plist, I don't know why you have those files mixed up. It reads the com.apple.Boot.plist in /Extra first, if there is none, it then looks for one in Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.I don't understand your question about the mkext and the extensions folder, please be more specific.

Hello Gringo,thanks for the explanation. I have to confess that I made a wrong Ctrl-C+Ctrl-V and that's whywrongly com.apple.smb.server.plist appeared instead of com.apple.Boot.plist inLibrary/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.

When I boot with 10.2.0 mach_kernel and check my /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plistit is like yours:

1.Now the order in which Chameleon check com.apple.Boot.plist is clear. Thanks for explanation.2.There are different files and dirs in /Extra dir:Extensions dir (AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext,AppleIntelPIIXATA2.kext)Extensions.mkextMini9Ext dir (empty)UpdateExtra.app com.apple.Boot.plist (I already described)smbios.plist (tried to change <key>SMproductname</key> to <string>iMac9,1</string> from <string>MacPro4,1</string> as appears in AboutThis Mac,More Info,Hardware Model Identifier)

but after changing back to 10.6.3 mach_kernel and booting with -v -x32 arch=i386/-v -x32/-v arch=i386/-v cpus=1 different options I got always error as before.

3 .I checked the parameter for not checking DMI Table and tried to boot with this parameter.

I have downloaded Chameleon RC4 (Chameleon-2.0-RC4-r684-bin.tar.gz) but there is no option to turn off DMI Table. The only option is - according to /docs/BootHelp.txt:

DropSSDT=Yes Skip the SSDT tables while relocating the ACPI tables. (tried but no help ...)

This is strange since I haven't used DSDT in 10.6.2 Hazard. Note: it uses Chameleon RC3 PCEFI_10.5.I have triple system on Acer5220 on one disk: (p1_Win7,p2_Leo 10.5.8, p3_Hazard10.6.2+ non working 10.6.3 update)Will it solve my problem if I rename /SnowLeo/Extra to /SnowLeo/old_Extra so Chameleon won't find it an goes to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist? What should be the content of this file if I want to use 32bit mode?

Regards,bozon42

hi. i noticed that i have the same -v output when i'm trying to boot into the installation. i'm using snow leopard hazard distro with option 10.6.2 and 10.6.3 update, chameleon and appleRTC(not sure if it's needed). Does it help if i don't choose 10.6.3? or i have some other problem. i'm using Samsung rv409.